The appointment of Pep Guardiola as the new coach of Bayern Munich from next
season is the best possible recognition the Bundesliga could receive,
according to the German media, who are celebrating Bayern's coup as a
victory over the rest of Europe.

Best of the best: Pep Guardiola was chased by every big club in Europe

Guardiola has signed a three-year contract with Germany's record champions, joining a league which has been on the rise in recent years, overtaking Italy's Serie A in UEFA's five-year rankings a year ago and now threatening the Premier League's second position.

And the arrival of Guardiola on the throne of the Bundesliga's biggest club has taken the league onto yet another level.

The Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper wrote: "The German record champions and German football as a whole could not have earned a greater seal of approval.

"During his one-year sabbatical, Guardiola has been able to look around and consider his future without any pressure at all, and Bayern Munich is a logical choice.

"It's a healthy club with a healthy management structure in a healthy league."

"All of the top clubs in Europe were chasing the man, who embodies modern football more than anybody else - this is a signal for the Bundesliga, a signal to the whole of Europe," Germany's popular daily said.

"Bayern are now deadly serious, with the best coach in the world. This news was like a bomb, above all in England and Spain."

A pun used by Germany's Kicker magazine says the appointment is full of 'Pep'.

Guardiola's successes with Barcelona make him the ideal choice to bring Champions League glory back to Bayern after two final defeats in recent years, while the Bundesliga can look forward to his attractive style of play.

"The record champions are getting a young coach who has defined the playing style of Barcelona over the years," Kicker wrote.